A Rutgers scientist aiming to help heal a sick horse created an ultra-sensitive DNA test that could have applications for difficult-to-detect illnesses in humans such as Lyme disease.

Once considered an inert tissue, fat—or adipose tissue—is now known to play an active role in the body's critical functions by secreting hormones that regulate hunger and body temperature. Body fat comes in several varieties; for example, white adipose tissue…

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Here’s how a scrappy team of scientists, public health experts and plumbers is embracing wastewater surveillance as the future of disease tracking.

Why monkeypox is spreading like an STI, why women are at risk — and why condoms might help.

New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology suggests that adults with low blood levels of urate, a breakdown product of metabolism, may be at higher risk of having low skeletal muscle mass and strength and may face a higher risk of early death.

The substantial decrease in stroke incidence at older ages in high-income countries is not also occurring in younger adults -- and there's an urgent need to understand why, researchers say.

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new method for studying age-related brain disorders.

We don't have all the data yet–but dozens of studies around the world have shown a link between Long COVID and impotence in men ranging from their 20s to their 70s.

How do patients with severe asthma and a negative bronchodilator response react to anti-IL5/anti-IL5α biologic therapies?

Artificial intelligence combined with cognitive behavioral therapy can offer relief for people with chronic pain without the use of opioids.

There is limited data on the efficacy of the vaccine, and what is available has been drawn from animal studies.

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said vaccines may also play an important part in controlling the monkeypox outbreak, and in many countries, there is high demand for vaccines from the affected communities. | World News

One ‘superspreader’ with Omicron shed three times as much viral RNA as those with Alpha or Delta.

A new study led by researchers from Florida International University (FIU) reveals a mechanism linking the pesticide DDT to Alzheimer's disease.

The structures of single COOLAIR RNA isoforms change in abundance and shape in response to external conditions; structural mutation of these isoforms altered FLC expression and flowering time, consistent with a regulatory role of the COOLAIR structure in FLC …

Nearly all cases are reported in Europe and the Americas among men who have sex with men, according to the WHO.

A man in Germany tested positive for HIV after he developed a rare and painful red spot on his nose.

Do you know the latest research on erectile dysfunction, including its association with COVID-19 and important clinical information on risk factors and treatments? Test yourself with this short quiz.

There are many benefits to the keto diet. Alongside weight loss and reducing cholesterol, it's possible that anxiety reduction can be added to the list.

Not sure if you're currently eligible for the monkeypox vaccine? Experts explain who should consider getting it.

An elderly female presented to the emergency department with a right-sided facial droop and headache for two weeks. Investigations revealed poorly controlled diabetes, and the patient was found to be in diabetic ketoacidosis. Maxillofacial computed tomography…

The Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin vaccine has long been known to have broad effects on the immune system, and is still given to infants in the developing world and in countries where TB is prevalent.

The generic drugmaker faces thousands of lawsuits related to its alleged role in the opioid crisis.